Once again WSD will be skipping and dancing through the town at 2pm on Saturday 22nd June as part of the Stamford festival parade. This year’s theme is “parades from years gone by” so we’ve gone with an old favourite of Angelina Ballerina and Thomas the Tank Engine.

Join Miss Henri for a fun filled week of dancing suitable for Age 2-6 from Monday 22nd - Friday 26th July 2019. With a daily ballet class, arts and crafts and then help create your own ballet show to perform on the Friday to friends and family!
Twinkle Tots group: 2-4 year olds every day 1:00-2:00pm £31.50
Budding Ballerina's for 4-6 year olds every day 2:00-4:00pm £63

Come and join us for the annual Choreography Competition at our new Broad Street Studios at 2:30pm. Competition open to any WSD pupils age 7 and upwards. Following this will be our official opening party for the new studios. Tickets available on a first come first served basis. Limited places available!

Want to learn some Acro dance skills? Come along to our Acro workshop this Summer on Tues 1st August 2017. Acro is an especially challenging style for dancers to master as training in both dance and acrobatic elements is required.

Please READ MORE and click on the link at the bottom of the page to Enrol in the workshop!

WSD will be taking a group to the CYD Norwich exhibition. It’s an amazing day with workshops, a dance expo, dance school stalls, careers advice, shopping and of course the dance showcase. Talent scouts are there too, watching the workshops and offering scholarships.

Saturday 17th December, 5pm Ballroom Studio
Open to any WSD pupils 7 years old and up
Solos, duets and group pieces welcome
Please ask your teacher for an application form.
Closing date Sat 10th Dec.
Amazing prizes to be won.

Stretch and Conditioning should be part of a dancers every day routine. Exercises will help strengthen your core, stretch out tired and overworked legs backs and hips, and develop long lean muscles. Particularly useful for dancers recovering and rehabilitating from injury.
Stretch and conditioning tomorrow evening 5th Oct 8-9pm@ the WSD Ballroom Studio. £5 cash on the day. No need to book. All ages and abilities welcome.

For the month of January, I'll be putting up a different strength / conditioning exercise every day, suitable for our Welland School of Dancing ballet, tap, modern and hip hop students as well as adults. Get a strong core for 2016! Click below to see the exercise for Day 20

For the month of January, I'll be putting up a different strength / conditioning exercise every day, suitable for our Welland School of Dancing ballet, tap, modern and hip hop students as well as adults. Get a strong core for 2016! Click below to see the exercise for Day 19

For the month of January, I'll be putting up a different strength / conditioning exercise every day, suitable for our Welland School of Dancing ballet, tap, modern and hip hop students as well as adults. Get a strong core for 2016! Click below to see the exercise for Day 18

For the month of January, I'll be putting up a different strength / conditioning exercise every day, suitable for our Welland School of Dancing ballet, tap, modern and hip hop students as well as adults. Get a strong core for 2016! Click below to see the exercise for Day 17

For the month of January, I'll be putting up a different strength / conditioning exercise every day, suitable for our Welland School of Dancing ballet, tap, modern and hip hop students as well as adults. Get a strong core for 2016! Click below to see the exercise for Day 16

For the month of January, I'll be putting up a different strength / conditioning exercise every day, suitable for our Welland School of Dancing ballet, tap, modern and hip hop students as well as adults. Get a strong core for 2016! Click below to see the exercise for Day 15

For the month of January, I'll be putting up a different strength / conditioning exercise every day, suitable for our Welland School of Dancing ballet, tap, modern and hip hop students as well as adults. Get a strong core for 2016! Click below to see the exercise for Day 14

For the month of January, I'll be putting up a different strength / conditioning exercise every day, suitable for our Welland School of Dancing ballet, tap, modern and hip hop students as well as adults. Get a strong core for 2016! Click below to see the exercise for Day 13

For the month of January, I'll be putting up a different strength / conditioning exercise every day, suitable for our Welland School of Dancing ballet, tap, modern and hip hop students as well as adults. Get a strong core for 2016! Click below to see the exercise for Day 11

For the month of January, I'll be putting up a different strength / conditioning exercise every day, suitable for our Welland School of Dancing ballet, tap, modern and hip hop students as well as adults. Get a strong core for 2016! Click below to see the exercise for Day 11

For the month of January, I'll be putting up a different strength / conditioning exercise every day, suitable for our Welland School of Dancing ballet, tap, modern and hip hop students as well as adults. Get a strong core for 2016! Click below to see the exercise for Day 10

For the month of January, I'll be putting up a different strength / conditioning exercise every day, suitable for our Welland School of Dancing ballet, tap, modern and hip hop students as well as adults. Get a strong core for 2016! Click below to see the exercise for Day 9

For the month of January, I'll be putting up a different strength / conditioning exercise every day, suitable for our Welland School of Dancing ballet, tap, modern and hip hop students as well as adults. Get a strong core for 2016! Click below to see the exercise for Day 8

For the month of January, I'll be putting up a different strength / conditioning exercise every day, suitable for our Welland School of Dancing ballet, tap, modern and hip hop students as well as adults. Get a strong core for 2016! Click below to see the exercise for Day 7

For the month of January, I'll be putting up a different strength / conditioning exercise every day, suitable for our Welland School of Dancing ballet, tap, modern and hip hop students as well as adults. Get a strong core for 2016! Click below to see the exercise for Day 6

For the month of January, I'll be putting up a different strength / conditioning exercise every day, suitable for our Welland School of Dancing ballet, tap, modern and hip hop students as well as adults. Get a strong core for 2016! Click below to see the exercise for Day 5

For the month of January, I'll be putting up a different strength / conditioning exercise every day, suitable for our Welland School of Dancing ballet, tap, modern and hip hop students as well as adults. Get a strong core for 2016! Click below to see the exercise for Day 4

For the month of January, I'll be putting up a different strength / conditioning exercise every day, suitable for our Welland School of Dancing ballet, tap, modern and hip hop students as well as adults. Get a strong core for 2016! Click below to see the exercise for Day 3

For the month of January, I'll be putting up a different strength / conditioning exercise every day, suitable for our Welland School of Dancing ballet, tap, modern and hip hop students as well as adults. Get a strong core for 2016! Click below to see the exercise for Day 2

For the month of January, I'll be putting up a different strength / conditioning exercise every day, suitable for our Welland School of Dancing ballet, tap, modern and hip hop students as well as adults. Get a strong core for 2016! Click below to see the exercise for Day 1

A day geared towards giving participants the opportunity to experience different contemporary techniques, along with the supporting work needed to condition and tone the body. Participants should have some dance experience.

On Sunday 15th November thirty-six WSD pupils and parents took part in the 2016 Tapathon for Children in Need. The aim was to break the world record for the most number of people doing the same tap routine at the same time throughout the country.

Fab effort on Sunday for Tapathon 2015!
Well done everyone and thanks for giving up your Sunday to help raise money for children in need. Will let you know ASAP if we've set a new record!!!
We raised extra £360 for Children in Need from Tapathon.

Welland School of Dancing has its main full time dance studio in Stamford, based in the Ballroom complex of the former Stamford Hotel circa 1820, with pianists, ballet barres, mirrors and sprung floors; all essential for long term dance training.

Need to improve your pointe work for the show or for an exam?
Unset Pointe Work Classes
Saturday 21st, 28th Nov and 5th December
11.15 -11.45am The United Reformed Church
No need to book. Simply turn up and drop £3 in the tin.All pointe abilities welcome.

Musical Theatre and Contemporary Ballet Workshops and Associates Scheme audition @ Welland School of Dancing on Sunday 29th November.Chantry Dance company recently did a free workshop with some of our pupils and they were so impressed with the standard of our training that they offered two of the students Sinead and Xander places on their associate programme without audition. Congratulations to Sinêad Louise Swift who started with them last weekend.

Join us! We offer the first two weeks of term as no obligation taster sessions in case it's not for you. If you want to continue after the taster sessions, then you can enrol formally in classes for the term and you will pay a terms fees.